#!F-adobe-helvetica-medium-r-normal--18* #!N #!CSeaGreen #!N #!Rall623 Overview of the Native File Format #!N #!EC #!N #!N A Data Explorer file consists of a header section followed by an optional data section. The header section consists of a textual description of a collection of Objects. The data section contains the Array Object data, either as text or in binary, and is referred to by the header section. A header section can refer to Objects and data either in the current file or in other files. #!N #!N #!Ldefex1102,dxall624 f Figure 102 #!EL shows data imbedded in its header. Another file cannot refer to data in this file because there is no specified data section. However, header sections in this file can refer to data sections in other files. This method is sometimes more convenient when creating data files with simple programs. #!N #!N #!Ldefex2103,dxall624 f Figure 103 #!EL shows a header section referring to a data section in another file. The header refers to the data using the data file name and an offset location (in bytes from the beginning of the data section) in the file. #!N #!N #!Ldefex3104,dxall624 f Figure 104 #!EL shows a header section and data section in the same file. The header refers to the data section using a byte offset, relative to the start of the data section. #!Cbrown #!N #!F-adobe-times-medium-r-normal--18* #!Rdefex1102 #!N Graphics omitted from Online Documentation. Please see the manual. #!N #!N Figure 102. Data Imbedded in a Header Section #!EF #!N #!EC #!N #!N #!Cbrown #!F-adobe-times-medium-r-normal--18* #!Rdefex2103 #!N Graphics omitted from Online Documentation. Please see the manual. #!N #!N Figure 103. Header Referring to Data in Another File #!EF #!N #!EC #!N #!N #!Cbrown #!F-adobe-times-medium-r-normal--18* #!Rdefex3104 #!N Graphics omitted from Online Documentation. Please see the manual. #!N #!N Figure 104. Header and Data in the Same File #!EF #!N #!EC #!N #!N These configurations can be used in conjunction with each other. For example, a file can contain both a header and data and can refer to data both in the same file and in another file. A file can also have only a header and refer to data in either a data-only file or in a file that contains both a header and data. This flexibility allows you to construct a header that points to data in existing files, and lets you view and edit the header information (if necessary), using standard tools. #!N #!N The following examples illustrate some of the ways you can import data using the Data Explorer native file format. You may wish to refer to the full specification of the syntax (see #!Lsynff,dxall638 h Syntax of the Native File Format #!EL ). #!N #!N #!N #!F-adobe-times-medium-i-normal--18* Next Topic #!EF #!N #!N #!Lxmples,dxall625 h Examples #!EL #!N #!F-adobe-times-medium-i-normal--18* #!N
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